Ewing—New Acarina from India. 119 
Oribata appressala Nn. sp. 
PR RAAY: In ks 
Light reddish brown. 
Cephalothorax pyramidal; lamellae long and narrow, extending two- 
thirds of the distance to the tip of the rostrum, broadest at their pos- 
terior ends; lamellar hairs straight, about as long as the lamellae them- 
selves and extending for one-third their length beyond the tip of the 
rostrum; interlamellar hairs present, straight, erect and equal to the 
lamellar hairs; antero-lateral hairs almost straight and about one-half 
as long as the lamellar hairs. Pseudostigmata hidden by the pteromor- 
phae, with slender pedicels and swollen, clavate heads. 
Abdomen two-thirds as broad as long, evenly and broadly rounded 
behind. Pteromorphae truncate, appressed and not extending beyond 
the anterior margin of the abdomen. Genital covers small, situated 
at the anterior margin of ventral plate, each about two-thirds as broad 
as long. Anal covers much larger than the genital covers, situated about 
their length from the latter and about one-third their length from the 
posterior margin of the ventral plate, each with a straight inner mar- 
gin and with an oval outer margin. 
Anterior pair of legs extending beyond the tip of the rostrum by 
one-third their length; tarsus as long as the tibia; tibia twice as long 
as the genual, distal end almost twice as broad as the proximal end; 
genual three-fifths as broad as long. All the tarsal claws tridactyle 
with dactyles unequal. 
Length, 0.32 mm.; breadth, 0.22 mm. 
Inmoss. Collected by R. L. Ewing in the Nilgiri Hills, 
South India. 
NoTHRIDAE. 
NOTASPIS Herm. 
Lamellae present; cephalothorax plainly demarcated from the ab- 
domen; body with smooth integument; last three pairs of legs inserted 
at the edges of the body. 
One species. 
Notaspis brevirostris n. sp. 
yd See DO Ee MF 
In general appearance a uniform, light brown. 
Cephalothorax very short, broader than long. Lamellae very close 
together, short with long, free, cusp-like ends which extend almost to 
the tip of the rostrum and each bearing a simple, slightly curved 
lamellar hair about twice as long as the lamella itself and extending 
over one-half its length beyond the tip of the rostrum. Pseudostig- 
matic organs each with a long slender pedicel and an enlarged, flat- 
tened, sharp-pointed head; both the head and pedicel simple. 
